A Frog's Eye View Exhibit

A Frog's Eye View Exhibit

A Frog's Eye View

Here at the pond, the water is deeper than in the surrounding wetland areas of Sand Point Marsh. With less terrestrial vegetation and more open water, the sunlight encourages aquatic plants to grow and a host of invertebrates, fish, and insects flourish here. Even the birds take advantage of this underwater smorgasbord. Take a moment and watch for movement: the glint of wings, shimmering ripples, a moving shadow underwater. This place teems with interconnected life. 

The Ojibwe word for Small Pond is “Waanzhibiiyaa.” 

Labels identify the following plants: 

Bur-reed 

Giant Water Dock 

Swamp Rose 

Wild Calla 

Floating Bladderwort 

Sweet-scented Waterlily 

Water Smartweed  

Whorled Water-milfoil 

Labels identify the following animals: 

Water Strider 

Pied-billed Grebe 

Spatterdock Darner, Adult & Larvae 

Green Frog 

Blue-spotted Salamander 

Painted Turtle   

Fivespine Stickleback 

Tadpole